Schools working with us

Find out how local schools have helped Acorns.

Pupils and staff from St Augustine's Catholic School in Redditch have become really involved with Acorns Children's Hospice, raising over £4,000. Mrs Brennan, Principal of the School, invited Acorns to speak to pupils from each year group about the work of Acorns and the importance of their support. Pupils were very creative in their fundraising ideas which included a fantastic coin oak tree, pictured. Vicky Hawkins and helpers Ryan Allen and Rory McGhie designed and filled the outline of an oak tree with acorns from money collected throughout the school. Each of the five large acorns comprised of £100, the small acorns in the tree of £50 and the word Acorns at the base of the tree of £402. Thank you to everyone at St Augustine's for their generosity and creativity!

At Walsall's Joseph Leckie Community Technology College, business student Mehenunnesa Shiblee, 17, organised a fashion and modelling show for students and teachers, raising over £450, supported by the college which supplied the food, and donations from teachers.

Bishop Challenors in Kings Heath have raised over £2900 through holding a number of events over the academic year. Fundraising included a glitzy ‘Stars in your eyes’ evening where staff performed to students and families. Staff belted out tunes from stars including Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow, Adele, Shirley Bassey and Annie Lennox. Throughout the year the school has been innovative in raising money for Acorns, holding non uniform days, book sales and also starting a project to design, market and sell their own t-shirts.

Likewise, Kings Norton Boys School have been supporting Acorns for a year and expect to raise over £2000. They have held several original events which have included cake sales, welly throwing competitions, Tug of war and even a ‘Pie a Teacher’ day!

Blossomfield School have raised £400 from a week of fundraising fun which included a pyjama day, bring your teddy to school day and baking acorn shaped cookies which were sold at a parents coffee morning.

Young swimmers, members of Sea Urchins Swim School, based at New College Worcester, raised more than £600 for Acorns through a sponsored swim which they completed during their lessons.

Harry Bishop of Trinity High School, planned a fundraising concert with students and staff, totalling over £1000 for Acorns. Having aquired the support of high profile names such as Jamie Oliver, JLS & Birmingham City Football Club, Harry has many projects planned for the future, including a film festival and many coffee mornings, all continuing his aim of raising money for Acorns.

Kings Norton Girls School have also supported Acorns and had a successful day fundraising at their Summer Fete which marked the school’s 100 year Anniversary. They raised £2200 overall and the event was host to a number of activities including cup cake sales, home grown plant sales and a “soak a teacher” stall, with music from popular local boy band Kiss Korona throughout the day.

Corah Lewis and her flute playing friends from year 11 at the King's School in Worcester put on a musical show in CrownGate Shopping Centre in aid of Acorns. Corah's brother Fraser passed away 12 years ago aged five months after suffering severe epilespy and brain damage so to give something back to the hospice, she and her friends started playing the flute & over the years have raised £3,450 including £800 this year.

Pupils at Kettlebrook Short Stay School have been saving up their spare change to create a line of pennies in the playground which will all add up to a donation to acorns.